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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 17, 1928 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug McWeeny |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sheriff Blake |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Sherry Magee |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jigger Statz | Center Fielder |
Jake Flowers | Second Baseman |
Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
Rube Bressler | Left Fielder |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Harry Riconda | Third Baseman |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
Doug McWeeny | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Clyde Beck | Shortstop |
Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
Norm McMillan | Third Baseman |
Sheriff Blake | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 17, 1928
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. Blake
Statz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Blake
Flowers hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Blake
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. McWeeny
Beck hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. McWeeny
Maguire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. McWeeny
Cuyler is hit by the pitch. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. McWeeny
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Blake
Bressler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Blake
Bissonette hits a popup towards third. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riconda vs. Blake
Riconda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. McWeeny
Stephenson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. McWeeny
Grimm bunts towards the mound. McWeeny fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartnett vs. McWeeny
Hartnett hits a popup towards the mound. McWeeny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. McWeeny
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephenson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blake vs. McWeeny
There goes Grimm. The throw from Gooch and he is safe. Grimm steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blake vs. McWeeny
Blake strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Blake
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Blake
Gooch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McWeeny vs. Blake
McWeeny strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Statz vs. Blake
There's a wild pitch. Gooch moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Statz vs. Blake
Statz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. McWeeny
Beck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. McWeeny
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. McWeeny
Cuyler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. McWeeny
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riconda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Blake
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Blake
Herman hits a popup towards short. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Blake
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. McWeeny
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephenson for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. McWeeny
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McWeeny
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. McWeeny
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Blake
Bissonette hits a popup towards short. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riconda vs. Blake
Riconda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Blake
Bancroft hits a line drive towards short. Beck catches it and tags out Riconda for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blake vs. McWeeny
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWeeny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. McWeeny
Beck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. McWeeny
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWeeny fields it and throws to first for the out. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. McWeeny
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuyler for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Blake
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWeeny vs. Blake
McWeeny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Statz vs. Blake
Statz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flowers vs. Blake
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McWeeny
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. McWeeny
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. McWeeny
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWeeny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Blake
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Blake
Bressler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Blake
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Riconda vs. Blake
Riconda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McWeeny
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Statz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. McWeeny
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blake vs. McWeeny
Blake strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Blake
Bancroft hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Blake
Gooch strikes out. Hartnett drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gooch out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWeeny vs. Blake
McWeeny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Statz vs. Blake
Statz hits a popup towards short. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. McWeeny
Beck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. McWeeny
Maguire bunts towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maguire for the out. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. McWeeny
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. McWeeny
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. McWeeny
Stephenson takes first base on ball four. Beck moves to third. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimm vs. McWeeny
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Bressler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Blake
Flowers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Blake
Herman bunts towards the mound. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. Flowers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bressler vs. Blake
Bressler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flowers scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Blake
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riconda vs. Blake
Riconda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Blake
Bancroft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McWeeny
Hartnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. McWeeny
Cliff Heathcote pinch runs for Gabby Hartnett.
McMillan bunts towards the mound. McWeeny fields it and throws to first for the out. Heathcote moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. McWeeny
Earl Webb pinch hits for Sheriff Blake.
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heathcote moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beck vs. McWeeny
Beck is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maguire vs. McWeeny
There goes Webb. The throw from Gooch and he is safe. Webb steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maguire vs. McWeeny
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWeeny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1928 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Statz J, cf 3 0 0 0 Beck C, ss 3 0 1 0 Flowers J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Maguire F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Herman B, rf 3 0 1 0 Cuyler K, rf 2 0 0 0 Bressler R, lf 4 0 1 1 Wilson H, cf 4 0 0 0 Bissonette D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stephenson R, lf 2 0 0 0 Riconda H, 3b 4 0 2 0 Grimm C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 0 0 Hartnett G, c 3 0 1 0 Gooch J, c 3 0 1 0 Heathcote C, pr 0 0 0 0 McWeeny D, p 2 0 0 0 McMillan N, 3b 2 0 0 0 Blake S, p 3 0 0 0 Webb E, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 6 1 28 0 5 0 Brooklyn 000 000 001 -- 1 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO McWeeny D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 6 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Blake S (L) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5 DP -- Brooklyn 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Chicago 11 SB -- Grimm C, Webb E SH -- Maguire F, Herman B, McMillan N SF -- McMillan N HBP -- by McWeeny D (Cuyler K) WP -- Blake S T -- 1:38 A -- 0
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